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Osaka University of Economics

In research, Osaka University of Economics stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,666 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,297 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,004
of 28,054 · #11,803 all time
Rank in Japan
#338
of 1,070
Research works
2.2k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Osaka University of Economics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,666 of 10,521 18.3%180 #4742
Physical SciencesDomain #8,297 of 12,888 7.9%137 #7243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka University of Economics sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Osaka University of Economics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 57.3 works7.0×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 40.0 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.95× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.24× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.11× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.97× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka University of Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Masamitsu Ohnishi, Koichi Futagami and Kazutaka Unno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka University of Economics.

  1. 1 Masamitsu Ohnishi Japan · #240,023 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Koichi Futagami Japan · #285,723 worldwide 202 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Kazutaka Unno Japan · #633,950 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Shinji Takagi Japan · #728,772 worldwide 33 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 E Endo Japan · #736,131 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Yasuhiro Sato Japan · #829,603 worldwide 71 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Osamu Nakamura Japan · #910,227 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Tetsuo Ono Japan · #971,429 worldwide 83 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Akiko Nakajima Japan · #993,356 worldwide 5 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Pierre‐Yves Donzé Japan · #1,063,294 worldwide 20 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka University of Economics

Which keywords describe research at Osaka University of Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Consumer Behavior, Incentives, Asset Pricing, Liquidity, Financial Stability and Mechanism Design.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth19▲ 5.9×15 topics
  2. Deep Learning17▲ 1.31×52 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 1.58×28 topics
  4. Innovation11▲ 2.8×16 topics
  5. Consumer Behavior11▲ 4.3×8 topics
  6. Sustainability10◆ 1.11×28 topics
  7. Monetary Policy10▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Economic Development8▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Incentives8▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Asset Pricing7▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Liquidity7▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Financial Stability7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  13. Mechanism Design7▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Fiscal Policy6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  15. Regulation6▲ 3.0×14 topics
  16. Competition6▲ 28×4 topics
  17. R&D6▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Environmental Management6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  19. Game Theory5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  20. Emotion5▲ 6.4×8 topics
  21. Entrepreneurship5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. Competitive Economy5▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Monetary Equilibrium5▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Auction Theory4▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Financial Development4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  27. Procurement Contracts4▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Price Discrimination4▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Trust4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  30. Human Capital4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Modernization4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  32. Transport Infrastructure4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Emerging Markets4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Structural Change4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Altruism3▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Cooperation3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Financialization3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Income Tax3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Institutions3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Mergers and Acquisitions3▲ 9.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Osaka University of Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic theories and models, Auction Theory and Applications, Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing and Japanese History and Culture.

Economic theories and mo…5Economic theories and models: 5 fractional worksAuction Theory and Appli…4Auction Theory and Applications: 4 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…3Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…3Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 3 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchMarketingCultural Studies5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Auction Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  3. 3 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 3 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 3 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 3 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka University of Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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